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Brazilian Munduruku Indians are prevented by security forces from entering the Planalto Palace during a protest in Brasilia June 6, 2013. They are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Munduruku Indians sit in front of security guards protecting Planalto Palace during a protest, where they were prevented by security forces from entering the palace, in Brasilia June 6, 2013. The Indians from the Amazon Basin are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

A Brazilian Munduruku Indian raises his hand during a protest where they are prevented by security forces from entering the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia June 6, 2013. They are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Brazilian Munduruku Indians stand in line to try to enter the Planalto Palace during a protest in Brasilia June 6, 2013. They are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

A young Indian from the Munduruku tribe and his mother protest the construction of the Belo Monte dam outside Congress in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, June 6, 2013. The Indians, who had been occupying the controversial Belo Monte dam which is being built in the Amazon on the Xingu River, were flown to Brasilia by the government for talks to try to end the occupation. Environmentalists and indigenous groups say the dam would devastate wildlife and the livelihoods of thousands of people who live in the area to be flooded. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A Munduruku Indian family walks at the esplanade in front of Planalto Palace during a protest, where they were prevented by security forces from entering the palace, in Brasilia June 6, 2013. The Indians from the Amazon Basin are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Brazil, Gilberto Carvalho, speaks to Munduruku Indians during a meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, June 4, 2013. President Dilma Rousseff's government sought on Tuesday to defuse mounting conflicts with indigenous groups over its decision to stop setting aside farm land for Indians and plans to build more hydroelectric dams in the Amazon. The government flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Brazil, Gilberto Carvalho (C), speaks to Munduruku Indians during a meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, June 4, 2013. President Dilma Rousseff's government sought on Tuesday to defuse mounting conflicts with indigenous groups over its decision to stop setting aside farm land for Indians and plans to build more hydroelectric dams in the Amazon. The government flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Munduruku Indians, many flying for the first time, board a Brazilian Air Force plane to fly to Brasilia for talks with the government, in Altamira June 4, 2013. Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Munduruku Indians do a dance around a Brazilian Air Force plane that transported them to Brasilia for talks with the government, in Brasilia June 4, 2013. Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Munduruku Indians, many flying for the first time, ride in a Brazilian Air Force plane as they are transported to Brasilia for talks with the government, June 4, 2013. Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Munduruku Indians, many of who are flying for the first time, look out the window of a Brazilian Air Force plane as they are transported to Brasilia for talks with the government, June 4, 2013. Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Munduruku Indians, many of who are flying for the first time, board a Brazilian Air Force plane to fly to Brasilia for talks with the government, in Altamira June 4, 2013. Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Brazil Gilberto Carvalho speaks with Munduruku Indians during a meeting at the Planalto Palace to try to resolve the occupation of the construction of Belo Monte, in Brasilia June 4, 2013. President Dilma Rousseff's government sought on Tuesday to defuse mounting conflicts with indigenous groups over its decision to stop setting aside farm land for Indians and plans to build more hydroelectric dams in the Amazon. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Munduruku Indians attend a meeting consisting of nearly 150 Indians, who are campaigning against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, in Brasilia June 5, 2013. Talks between the Indians and the government were suspended a day after Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

A Munduruku Indian attends a meeting consisting of nearly 150 Indians, who are on a campaign against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, in Brasilia June 5, 2013. Talks between the Indians and the government were suspended a day after Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Munduruku Indians pass through a metal detector as they arrive for a meeting with the Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Brazil, Gilberto Carvalho, at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia, June 4, 2013. President Dilma Rousseff's government sought on Tuesday to defuse mounting conflicts with indigenous groups over its decision to stop setting aside farm land for Indians and plans to build more hydroelectric dams in the Amazon. The government flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

An Indian from the Munduruku tribe films during a meeting with the government at the Planalto presidential palace in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. The Indians, who had been occupying the controversial Belo Monte dam which is being built in the Amazon on the Xingu River, were flown to Brasilia by the government for talks to try to end the occupation. Environmentalists and indigenous groups say the dam would devastate wildlife and the livelihoods of thousands of people who live in the area to be flooded. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

A Munduruku Indian child is pictured at the Planalto Palace, where a meeting with Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of Brazil Gilberto Carvalho was being held with other Munduruku Indians, in Brasilia, June 4, 2013. President Dilma Rousseff's government sought on Tuesday to defuse mounting conflicts with indigenous groups over its decision to stop setting aside farm land for Indians and plans to build more hydroelectric dams in the Amazon. The government flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Munduruku Indians perform a ritual dance during a meeting consisting of nearly 150 Indians, who are on a campaign against the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric dam in the Amazon, in Brasilia June 5, 2013. Talks between the Indians and the government were suspended a day after Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Munduruku Indians, many of who had never been in a plane, disembark from a Brazilian Air Force plane as they arrive for talks with the government, June 4, 2013. Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks to end a week-long occupation of the controversial Belo Monte dam on the Xingu River, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Lunae Parracho

Brazilian Munduruku Indians stand in line to try to enter the Planalto Palace during a protest in Brasilia June 6, 2013. They are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

A Brazilian Munduruku Indian boy stands with others as they try to enter the Planalto Palace during a protest in Brasilia June 6, 2013. They are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino

Photos: Munduruku Indians protest Brazil dam project

Munduruku Indians protested in front of Planalto Palace in Brasilia June 6, 2013. The Indians from the Amazon Basin are demonstrating against violations of indigenous rights and calling for the suspension of the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant on the Xingu river, a huge project aimed at feeding Brazil's fast-growing demand for electricity. Air Force planes flew 144 Munduruku Indians to Brasilia for talks on June 4 for talks with the government.